oil question... - Honda Prelude Forum

CrazieLude · 07-15-2003, 02:40 PM

I change the oil in my 1994 vtec when i 1st got it late may (I've prolly put about 3-4k on it since then -my odom. doesnt work so i can't tell for sure). Well i was driving last night and i realized that vtec wasnt engaging in every gear everytime. It never would in 1st and then only sometimes in the other gears. I got home let the car sit for 5 min or so and then checked the oil. I had maybe a drop on the dip stick after i wiped it down, put it back in and pulled it out. this morning i put a qt. in to get around for a day or so. #1 would the low oil be why vtec wasn't engaging (i dont want to push it right now to test it again) #2 why would i be so low on oil so fast?

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go pre · 07-15-2003, 03:14 PM

preludes eat oil. i'd say it's common to lose a quart or 2 over 3-4k miles, especially if you're driving it hard. if the dipstick is all the way down it only means you're down a quart or so, if i remember right. it doesn't mean you're almost out of oil. i also think being low on oil could cause the ecu to not engage vtec.

prelude styl · 07-15-2003, 04:04 PM

Vtec didn't engage strictly from the loss of oil. Vtec runs off of an oil pressure system, if there's no oil, there's no pressure, ie- no Vtec. Always check up regularly on your oil for how much you have left, and what color it is. 4k is a little high in mileage to have left it alone. Check it every 1000 at least, to add a little.. and change it every 3k. Unfortunately, it's very very very common for our ludes to burn oil, but what's an extra qt of oil every 3k compared to owning a super sexy car?

CrazieLude · 07-16-2003, 12:15 AM

thank you very much, I got my oil changed today and I'm going to go to the store and stock up on Qts or oil and I'll be checking on my oil prolly 2-3 times a week in the mornings. I had a 94 Accord show car before my lude, so I wasn't used to the "high performance". I knew they burned oil but not 2-3 wts in 3-4k. ::shrugs::

thanx
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